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Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library Vision: Expanding Minds. Empowering People. Enriching Community. 110 N. Lamont St. Aransas Pass, Texas 78336 (361)758-2350 Upcoming Events Dear Reader, United Health Care December 2, 2017 Anne Perry is an English author of historical , best known for 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. her Thomas Pitt and William Monk series. She was born October 28, 1938 as Juliet Food Handlers Class Marion Hulme. At the age of fifteen she was convicted of participating in the murder of December 11, 2017 her friend's mother, in 1954. She changed her name after serving her five-year sentence. 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. In June 1954, at the age of 15, Hulme and her best friend Pauline Parker murdered Mahjong Club Parker's mother, Honorah Rieper. Hulme's parents were in the process of separating December 12, 2017 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and she was supposed to go to South Africa to stay with a relative. The two teenage friends, who had created a rich fantasy life together populated with famous actors such Library Board Meeting – as James Mason and , did not want to be separated. December 13, 2017 – 1:00 p.m. On 22 June 1954, the girls and Honora Rieper went for a walk in Victoria Park in their Library Christmas Social hometown of . On an isolated path Hulme dropped an ornamental stone so December 13, 2017 2:00 p.m. that Rieper would lean over to retrieve it. Parker had planned to hit her mother with half a Pre-Natal Wellness Class brick wrapped in a stocking. The girls presumed that one blow would kill her but it took December 20, 2017 more than 20. 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Parker and Hulme stood trial in Christchurch in 1954 and were found guilty on 29 August Silver Sneakers – Members Only that year. As they were too young to be considered for the death penalty under New Zealand TBA law at the time, they were convicted and sentenced to be "detained at Her Majesty's Movie Afternoon at the Library- pleasure". In practice they were detained at the discretion of the Minister of Justice. They December 21, 2017 were released separately five years later. 2:00 p.m. Garden Club Hulme took the name Anne Perry, using her stepfather's surname. Her first novel, The Field Trip Cater Street Hangman, was published under this name in 1979. Her works generally fall into one of several categories of genre fiction, including historical murder mysteries Story Time – Every Tuesday and detective fiction. Many feature recurring characters, most importantly Thomas Pitt, 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

who appeared in her first novel, and amnesiac private investigator William Monk, who first appeared in her 1990 novel The Face of a Stranger. By 2003 she had published 47 novels, and several collections of short stories. Her story "Heroes", which first appeared in the 1999 anthology Murder and Obsession, edited by , won the Library Hours 2001 Edgar Award for Best Short Story. Sunday – Closed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday - 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Wednesday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm Saturday – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

FYI – *We still have our Coupon Exchange Program. So if you need coupons, please come visit the library. *We are also still collecting “box tops” for our schools. So if you have Wikipedia box tops, please drop them off to us. *Library Closed for Christmas 23rd-25th

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Children's Corner

Mr. Kippy’s Story Time every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and 10 a.m. In the Library Koha Online Catalog New Titles in the Library Visit our website at Adult Fiction www.aransaslibrary.org:8000 An Echo of Murder – Anne Perry Haunted– James Patterson Reserve a Librarian Fairytale – Danielle Steel Need help with computers, job The Summer that Made Us – Robyn Carr applications, resumes, laptops, and Two Kinds of Truth – Michael Connelly more. Reserve a librarian we are here Merry and Bright – Debbie Macomber to help. Crazy Like a Fox – Rita Mae Brown TexShare Database Young Adult/Junior Fiction Library of Texas exclusive online The Ship of the Dead – Rick Riordan resources for genealogy, business, health, and homework. Ask a librarian ______for information.

Children’s Book Review Submitted by Waconda Clayworth New Library Activities! Don’t Forget to Attend! Emma's Christmas Wish a Child's Recipe for Love Every 4th Thursday of each month by Sallyanne J. Murphey Illustrated by Cary Philips The first half of the book is a nostalgic tale of two sisters helping their ailing mother at 2:00 p.m., we will host an at Christmas time. Their kindness and the delicious recipes, found in the second Afternoon Movie at the Library half of the book, of traditional German and Dutch as well as other sweets and featuring a just released movie. treats make for a sentimental journey. The large soft illustrations are evocative of This month’s feature is Victoria & well-remembered times pasts. Abdul. The PG 13 film is based on

Open This Little Book the book of same name by by Jesse Klausmeier Illustrated by Suzy Lee Shrabani Basu, about the real-life This books opens with a dedication that includes librarians and it leads to a relationship between Queen crafty collection of books. If you wish to encourage card making, compliment your Victoria of the United readers on reading on, then read this. I liked the illustrations and the cute creative booklets made me think of all the nice kids' books I've had the pleasure to read. Kingdom and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim. Corn is Maize the Gift of the Indians Library Christmas Social Written and illustrated by Aliki Everyone is invited to attend our A very informative with easy to follow illustrations and explanations of how a vital staple is grown will a maize you! In this part of agri-Texas, where crops come annual Christmas Social on from, their history and how to grow them is super important. December 13th at 2:00 p.m. in our meeting room.

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